# Flicker oil pressure gauge

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/flicker-oil-pressure-gauge/39672>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, ranger\
**Created:** [November 18, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flicker-oil-pressure-gauge/39672 "2009-11-18T17:15:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bonjemba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@bonjemba](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bonjemba)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flicker-oil-pressure-gauge/39672/1 "2009-11-18T17:15:04Z")

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Hello I have a ford ranger 2000 3.0 manual transmission and for the past months everytime I put my car on idle at a stop light the oil pressure gauge just goes wild. It is getting worst and now the car will crank but won’t start until I press on the gas paddle. The gauge goes up and down only when the car is in idle. Any suggestions.  
  
 Thanks

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flicker-oil-pressure-gauge/39672/2 "2009-11-18T17:20:29Z")

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Get your oil pressure checked by a mechanic with a mechanical oil pressure guauge.